Legal Opinion
Geotis v. Elliott
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2001No. 00-15009; D.C. No. CV-98-00887-WKUPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Arizona state prisoner Anthony Steven Geotis appeals pro se the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for possession of marijuana for sale. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(a). We review de novo the district court’s decision to deny a habeas petition, Wade v. Terhune, 202 F.3d 1190, 1194 (9th Cir. 2000) , and we vacate and remand.
Geotis contends that the district court erred by dismissing his ineffective assistance of counsel claims as being procedurally defaulted. When reviewing a purported procedural…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wade v. TerhuneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Maxwell Hoffman v. A.J. Arave, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- State v. ZunigaArizona Supreme Court · 1990